Monday morning, 1145 am or so. Denmark airport and so far, we've gotten checked in and through security without incident. I see on the monitors that all flights to-from Stockholm are canceled, so OB and Lorie, hope you are not in a storm or stranded at your own airport! It's goodbye to Denmark and hello to Czech Republic in a few hours.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Most Hobbit minded people have already seen the latest installment so this is for those of you waiting for the crowds to go down. Part 2 is much better than part 1. This applies to all viewers. Where the gap happens if you have not read the book (including the appendices) you will probably like the whole movie. If you've read the book and taken the time to read the appendices, then you'll appreciate the back story that's presented here. The spirit of Tolkien is present and Desolation of Smaug fits well within what will become a 6 part movie. What I liked....The opening sequence. This is not in the book and I had to look it up in the appendices and sure enough, Gandalf and Thorin did meet in Bree. Thranduil and Legolas father/son relationship. I liked it. While only a mere mention in the appendices, in this movie we see Legolas loyal to his father. That Legolas doesn't mesh with the person he becomes and it will be interesting to see what happens to Legolas in the nex...
It rained all day but not too hard so I don't know what's going on. We chose today to walk around the outdoor folk museum. Tomorrow we get the car (at the airport) and drive to Oslo. We don't leave until Sat. so hopefully we can fly out then.
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